Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4012, Josiah Gilbert, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Gilbert, Josiah Mary
78. 4012
CONTENTS

15.394
Massachusetts
Isiah Gilbert of Watly in the State of Mass. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain McCall of the Regt commanded by Col Chapin in the Mass. line for 11 months
Civil War
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 36 Dollars 67. Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of Sept 1833 and sent to E. Wood Greenfield Mass.
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1833 $73.34 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept 1833
$91.67
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Book E
M. L. B. Clerk, Vol. D Page 28
72 Franklin

Josiah Gilbert Whaley D.I. 306
in Role Col Jackson's Regt Pa at 6 mos
Pa at 11 Months
E. Alwood Esq Glenfield May

BRIEF in the case of
Josiah Gilbert  in the State of  Mass  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 70 Years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days. As a Gen.     June In 17/9 " 2 " Private Capt. M. Starr   Sept 79 " 3 " " " Montague Col Chapin   June 13-80 " 6 " " " Turner " Jackson  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None stated  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Western Hadley (Mass)  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? * No documentary evidence alone  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
J. B. Adkins Examining Clerk.
* a discharge which was said to have been sent but was not received -

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston, January 12 th 1850.
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the annexed attestation Chester Bandwell was a justice of the Peace for the County of Franklin.
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and qualified; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
M. B. Baker
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Isiah Gilbert of the State of Massachusetts who was a Private in the Army of the Revolution is entitled to receive Thirty Six dollars and Sixty Seven cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this twentifth day of June one thousand eight hundred and thirty- three
Adams Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned. }
J. L. Edward
Commissioner of Pensions.

Know all men by these presents That I Althea Woods of Whatley in the County of Franklin Mass ts daughter of Josiah Gilbert, within named pensioner of the United States and of Mary his wife do hereby constitute and appoint Thomas Bulfinch Esq r of Boston Mass ts my attorney for me in my name & place to receive from the agent of the United States for paying pensions in Boston in Mass ts the arrearage of pension due to my mother the widow of said Josiah at the time of his death which occurred on the 28 th April 1844 also the arrearage or pension due at the decease of my mother the widow of said Josiah at the time of her death which oc- curred on the 23 rd September 1844, the said Josiah Gilbert having rec d his pension to the 4 th March 1844
Witness my hand & seal this sixth sixth day of November December A.D. 1849
Sealed & delivered in presence of William J. Woods George Wakefield
Althea Woods
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Franklin County ss
Be it known that on this sixth sixth day of November December 1849 before the subscriber a justice of the Peace in & for said County personally appeared Althea Woods above named and acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney to be her act & deed
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day & year last above mentioned
Chester Hardwell de Justice of the Peace

72 Josiah Gilbert 100 Whatley
Payments to be made
at Boston Mass by The First Natl Bank Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of Mass
Capt: Turner Col: Jackson 1834 Lives in Whatley 500 previously in Brookfield
Recorded in the Pension Of- fice, in Book E Vol. 2
Page 28 by W. H. Hager Clerk.

The erasure of the words November the substitution of the words December in the power of Attorney & in the certificate of acknowledgement was made before the signing of those instruments by me Chester Barrow 2 d Justice of the Peace

Josiah Gilbert Whately 2230.6

DECLARATION,
IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE BENEFIT OF THE ACT OF CONGRESS OF THE 7TH OF JUNE, 1832.
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS, } ss. COUNTY OF Franklin } Franklin
ON this sixteenth day of August 1832 personally appeared in open court, before the court of Common Pleas now sitting, Josiah Gilbert a resident of Whately in the County of Franklin , and State of Massachusetts, aged Seventy years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
In June 1779, day not recollected (then a resident of Western in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth aforesaid, he enlisted in the company of militia commanded by Capt. McCall of Palmer, Lieut. Knapp of Worcester - indesign not recollected - entitled for three months - the company was ordered with the County of Worcester to go to Newton Mass. to assist a Regiment then in encampment on the coast - his company was a frequent guard - was not stationed with the rest, which was occupied by Col. Webb's Regiment of the Connecticut Line - he remained at Newton during the two months, when he was dismissed - In September 1779, day not recollected (then a resident of Hadley County of Hampshire and Commonwealth aforesaid, he enlisted for 3 months) in the company of militia of which one Montague of South Hadley Mass. was Captain, Daniel White of Hadley aforesaid, Lieutenant and indesign not recollected - he joined his Regiment at Albany N.Y. The officers of the Regiment were Lt. Col. Chapin of Hatfield Mass. Colonel, he thinks one Williams of Hadley was Lt. Col. but is not positive - Lieut. Col. Chapin of Hatfield was Major, and Daniel White, who had been his Lieutenant, was the Adjutant - he remained in Albany until the three months expired, when he was marched to the East side of the river, when he was dismissed in December - On the 13th June 1780, then residing in Rowe County of Franklin and Commonwealth aforesaid, he enlisted with a company of the United States (for the term of six months) with Noah Weldon and served in the 16th Regiment of the Massachusetts Line, under the following named officers, Henry Jackson Col. Lt. Col. Cobb - Major Reed and Adjutant Cogswell - Capt. Turner, Lieut. Hill his company had no indesign - Passed muster at Springfield Mass. before Col. Woodbridge of South Hadley Mass. - marched through Litchfield Conn. to West Point N.Y. when he joined the army and belonged to Gen. Stark's Brigade - in a few days, he crossed the river, went down to Kings Ferry, when he re-crossed, went to Teneffle and thence to Orange town - remained at the latter place until the execution of Andre, and immediately after his arrest returned with the Left Wing under Gen. Green to West Point, where he remained until the 13th December 1780, when he received a discharge, in which his name was, by mistake written Joshua Gilbert, and which is herewith transmitted -
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State, or (if any,) only on that of the agency in the State of Massachusetts
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. Josiah Gilbert Attest E. Alvord Clerk
We Samuel P. Bates and Daniel Brown residing in the town of Whately and well acquainted with Josiah Gilbert residing in Whately hereby certify, that we are that we believe him to be seventy years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. Samuel P. Bates Daniel P. Brown
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Samuel P. Bates who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman resident in Whately and that Daniel Brown who has also signed the same, is a resident in said Whately and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Attest E. Alvord Clerk
I, Elijah Alvord Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Josiah Gilbert for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this sixteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
E. Alvord Clerk.

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
11012
P. O. _____
Mary Gilbert
Service: widow of Josiah
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
REJECTED
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

W 722 Mary Gilbert as Mup
Letter from S. Hinckley 29 th Jan 7 1850
4012
cut 17 June 44

N 722
Mary Kilbert aco wid of Joseph Map act 17 June 44

Boston No 15 Court 8 C Jan. 12 th 1850
Hon. S. L. Edwards Comm ee of Pensions Sir
Jeriah Gilbert a rev. pensioner U.S. rev d - $36.67 pr. an. He died at Whately on the 28 th Apr 1844 having drawn his pension to 4 th Mar 1844. He left a widow who died at P. Whately on the 23 rd Sep. 1844 without having rec d - a pension certificate. They left an child & only one child whose name is Mrs. Hether Woods & who then & now lives in P. Whately. As the am t to which she is entitled is small I wish to make her no unnecessary expense in obtaining the same & therefore send you such evidence as I have obtained respecting her claim. Her case being a new one to me I am at a loss how to proceed further without in- structions.
Respectfully your Ear Serv t Sam l D. Hinkley

Pension Office,
January 29 th 1850.
Sir:
In the case of Mary Gilbert, deceased, widow of Josiah Gilbert, under the Act of 17 th June 1844, the service of her husband and also their marriage prior to 1794, is satisfactory.
But before we can issue a certificate to her children, they are required to file a declaration, made before a Court of record, and establish the date of her death by the affidavit of the Coffin Maker, or Minister who officiated at her funeral, or the Physician who attended her in her last illness.
Very Respectfully Your ob t Serv t . J L Edwards
Samuel L. Hinckley, Esq.
Boston,
Mass.